Woman assaulted in Logan Square

November 14, 2006|By FROM NEWS SERVICES

A 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted as she walked home from a CTA train station in Logan Square, police said Monday.The woman was attacked in the 2700 block of North Albany Avenue around 2:15 a.m. Sunday after she left the Blue Line's Logan Square station, said Chicago police spokeswoman Robin Mohr. The assailant had black hair and was wearing a white turtleneck and blue jeans. Anyone with information should call 312-746-8282.

Charges filed in accident

A Chicago man who was charged Monday with dragging a toddler with his car told investigators he knew he had hit the youngster, but kept driving, police said. Shawn Hunter, 17, of the 8100 block of South Clyde Avenue hit Henry White, 2, on Saturday afternoon. Henry suffered no serious injuries, an outcome his family called "a miracle" on Sunday. If convicted, Hunter could face up to 5 years in prison.

Garbage truck workers fired

Three members of a city garbage truck crew were fired Monday for allegedly collecting paychecks for eight-hour workdays though they routinely worked as few as three hours a day. Daniel Degnan, one of the three, appeared on a "clout list" of patronage workers during this summer's trial of a former top mayoral aide and three other city officials who were convicted of engaging in a fraudulent hiring scheme.

High-rise fire injures 2

A fire broke out in the basement of a North Lake Shore Drive high-rise Monday morning, sending an adult and a child to hospitals and forcing residents to flee as the 22-story building filled with smoke. Neither of those hospitalized was seriously injured. A worker with a cutting torch in the basement at 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive may have started the fire around 9:30 a.m., officials said.